"I think that anyone who wants to bring race into the discussion is probably a little bit misguided."

The list was collected by a panel of station DJs and other industry experts, as well as suggestions from listeners on social media.

Daboh added: "Ed Sheeran's another example of who 1Xtra found, we helped nurture. Maybe his journey onto eventually the Radio 1 playlist and other big playlists around the world might have been a little bit slower if it wasn't for 1Xtra's support."